In 2019, I booked the trip of a lifetime cruising from Adelaide up the Western Australian coast. Then a little thing called the COVID-19 pandemic happened and we had to postpone it. A few times. Now after all this time, my husband and I are finally setting sail. Don’t worry Sounds of Oz readers, I’ve worked my arse off putting together some articles about fabulous music for your listening pleasure while I’m gone. You’ll barely miss me. However, if some major news drops and I’m not on it, you know why.
Given that I’m sailing today, it seemed the perfect time to celebrate Sunny Luwe’s feelgood new track “Fly Like a Bird.” I might be on the water rather than in the air, but its relaxed feel and optimistic vibe certainly suits my mood right now. Hopefully it reflects yours too, or it can make your day a little brighter.
Sunny, who previously recorded under the name Dani Teveluwe, wrote this track with Grammy-nominated Aussie artist Sally Seltmann. She was “overcome with gratitude” to work with Sally, and you can hear that honest emotion coming through this work.
Sunny plans to offset all carbon generated through this release through donations to Queensland non-profit organisation, Rainforest 4.
“Over the past few years I have been working diligently at my career, however I felt I was denying my power to effect meaningful change,” Sunny explained. “I wanted that to shift that in 2023, so I’m really embracing my responsibility to myself, others and the Earth by offsetting my musical projects. I also wanted this to be fun, and bringing Sunny Luwe into the world in this way felt very natural and fun, as well as a good platform to educate others around carbon offsetting.”
There’s a lot more new music where this came from, with Sunny planning to release her first album under her new moniker later this year. She’ll also play BEMAC Live at the Queensland Multicultural Centre in Meeanjin/Brisbane on June 23.
Image used with permission from Kick Push PR